remove any reference to mirror ftp.caliu.info

This bug was fixed in the package update-manager - 1:0.91.5

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update-manager (1:0.91.5) intrepid; urgency=low

  * DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeController.py:
    - support "old-releases.ubuntu.com" as a valid mirror and
      auto transition from that to the regular archive
      (LP: #235527)
    - add extra paraonoia when adding a missing admin group
      (thanks to LaMont Jones) LP: #241723
  * UpdateManager/ChangelogViewer.py:
    - support "exo-open" (xfce) too (LP: #240473)
  * DistUpgrade/mirrors.cfg:
    - remove ftp.caliu.info (LP: #231966)
  * DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeController.py:
    - fix typo and unfuzzy translations (LP: #220505)
  * UpdateManager/UpdateManager.py, data/update-manager.schemas.in:
    - provide a gconf key /apps/update-manager/autoclose_install_window
      to make it possible to prevent automatic closing of the installation
      window (LP: #183209)
  * DistUpgrade/DistUpgrade.cfg.dapper:
    - remove ports.ubuntu.com from powerpc, it is not available on
      ports.ubuntu.com but on archive.ubuntu.com (LP: #241729)

 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:02:50 +0200

Accepted into -proposed, please test and give feedback here. Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

Okay, ftp.caliu.info has been removed from mirrors.cfg in:
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-proposed/main/dist-upgrader-all/0.87.29/hardy.tar.gz

However, following your advice I just installed a fresh 8.04.1 on a virtual machine, updated with latest -proposed packages and update-manager still shows ftp.caliu.info instead of ftp.caliu.cat in Software Sources app. This is how I find it:

 - System > Administration > Software Sources
 - Ubuntu Software > Download from: > Other... > Spain > ftp.caliu.info

HTH

Hi Alex, thanks for testing the update. The reason why the caliu.info is still in is that:
https://edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+mirror/ftp-caliu-info

still has it as a valid and up-to-date mirror. At least that is what
https://edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors
claims. That looks like a bug in the mirror prober to me.

Copied to hardy-updates. It has been verified that the new update-manager can successfully upgrade 7.10 to 8.04 without noticeable regressions. Unfortunately it could not be verified from a third party that this bug is really fixed, but we strongly believe it is. If you still have problems, please report back here. Thank you!

Just sent a message to Guilherme Salgado, the owner of that mirror on edge.

I don't know how the mirror ended up on https://edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors but it's not there anymore. I also made sure it never shows up there again.

Digging in the software-properties source package I finally found the culprit (so to speak): python-apt still has a list of ftp.caliu.info mirrors (both in Debian and Ubuntu) that should be replaced by the ftp.caliu.cat counterparts. So, I downloaded the latest python-apt I found in a.u.c and this is what I found:

$ dpkg-deb -x python-apt_0.7.7.1ubuntu2_i386.deb .
$ grep -r caliu python-apt
./usr/share/python-apt/templates/Ubuntu.mirrors:http://ftp.caliu.info/pub/distribucions/ubuntu/ubuntu/
./usr/share/python-apt/templates/Debian.mirrors:ftp://ftp.caliu.info/debian/
./usr/share/python-apt/templates/Debian.mirrors:http://ftp.caliu.info/debian/

Therefore, I guess this should be fixed in hardy and intrepid, and maybe dapper.

Thanks!

Sorry, a made a typo:

$ grep -r caliu .

Thank you! Michael, should be an easy fix. However, why does python-apt have a mirror list in the first place? Shouldn't apt and python-apt be totally ignorant about host names and all that ?

Has been fixed in version 0.7.10.3ubuntu1

python-apt (0.7.10.3ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low

  * merged from debian, remaining changes:
    - updated mirrors
    - build python2.4
    - use DH_PYCENTRAL=include-links
    - use --install-layout=deb
    - pre-build.sh: update ubuntu mirrors on bzr-buildpackage

 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Tue, 05 May 2009 12:03:27 +0200

And even more in 0.10.4ubuntu1, which contains the merged 0.10.4:
python-apt (0.7.10.4) unstable; urgency=low

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * data/templates/Ubuntu.info.in:
    - updated for the new ubuntu karmic version
  * data/templates/Debian.info.in:
    - add squeeze

  [ Otavio Salvador ]
  * utils/get_debian_mirrors.py: updated to support current mirror page.
  * Update Debian mirrors. (Closes: #518071)

 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Tue, 05 May 2009 12:03:27 +0200

The old ftp.caliu.info is still present in update-manager branch (also update-manager-core_0.132_i386.deb):

http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/update-manager/main/annotate/head%3A/DistUpgrade/mirrors.cfg

Hardy has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the Hardy task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".